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Priscilla Ann Presley (née Wagner, formerly Beaulieu; born May 24, 1945) is an American businesswoman and actress.She is the ex-wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as the cofounder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States.
Related: Priscilla Presley Shares Stories About Elvis at 102nd Birthday Celebration for the Hawaii Theatre Priscilla met the King of Rock & Roll when she was 14 years old while he was 24.
Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, formerly Beaulieu and Wagner, were married for six years, from 1967 to 1973. The couple met for the first time in 1959, when Elvis was 24 and Priscilla was 14.
Priscilla and Elvis wed in 1967 and welcomed their only child, Lisa Marie Presley, one year later. The exes finalized their divorce in 1973, four years before Elvis died at age 42 of a heart attack.
After Vernon Presley's death in 1979, Elvis' former wife Priscilla Presley was named as one of three trustees in his will; the others were the National Bank of Commerce in Memphis and Joseph Hanks, who had been the Presleys' accountant. [116] With Minnie Mae Presley's death in 1980, Lisa Marie became the only surviving beneficiary. [116]
Elvis was sent back to the U.S. in 1960, and the couple maintained their relationship at a distance until the summer of 1962 when Priscilla visited Elvis in America.
Jeanne LeMay Dumas, Thompson's best friend, recounts this first meeting with Elvis in an interview for her book, Elvis, Linda and Me [9]" and later became Elvis' personal secretary. [10] Dumas said: Like most people, I was a huge Elvis fan and never dreamed I'd get to meet him, much less have the experiences I ended up sharing with him and Linda.
Priscilla Presley never married after her 1972 divorce from Elvis Presley, but she has had a few long-term relationships since.. Following her and Elvis' split, the TV star dated multiple famous ...